# Physical Sciences Grade 12 P2 NSC June 2017 QP (Eng)

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                     SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

                       PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY (P2)

                                          2017

                                                                        MARKS: 150

                                                                       TIME: 3 hours

              This question paper consists of 15 pages and 4 data sheets.

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1.        Write your examination number and centre number in the appropriate spaces
          on the ANSWER BOOK.

2.        This question paper consists of TEN questions. Answer ALL the questions in
          the ANSWER BOOK.

3.        Start EACH question on a NEW page in the ANSWER BOOK.

4.        Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
          question paper.

5.        Leave ONE line between two subquestions, for example between
          QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2.

6.        You may use a non-programmable calculator.

7.        You may use appropriate mathematical instruments.

8.        You are advised to use the attached DATA SHEETS.

9.        Show ALL formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations.

10.       Round off your FINAL numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal
          places.

11.       Give brief motivations, discussions, et cetera where required.

12.       Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Write
down the question number (1.1–1.10), choose the answer and make a cross (X) over
the letter (A–D) of your choice in the ANSWER BOOK.

EXAMPLE:

 1.11         A            B          C             D

1.1       The boiling point of a compound is the …

          A     minimum temperature at which it boils.

          B     average temperature at which it boils across all possible atmospheric
                pressures.

          C     maximum temperature at which it boils.

          D     temperature at which its vapour pressure equals atmospheric pressure.         (2)

1.2       Which ONE of the following organic reactions will take place only when
          exposed to light?

          A     CH 2 CH 2 + H 2 → CH 3 CH 3

          B     CH 3 CH 3 → CH 2 CH 2 + H 2

          C     CH 2 CH 2 + Cℓ 2 → CH 2 CℓCH 2 Cℓ

          D     CH 3 CH 3 + Cℓ 2 → CH 3 CH 2 Cℓ + HCℓ                                         (2)

1.3       The energy change during a chemical reaction is known as …

          A     bond energy.

          B     heat of reaction.

          C     activation energy.

          D     activated complex.                                                            (2)

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1.4       Which ONE of the descriptions below is TRUE for a chemical reaction in
          equilibrium?

                   CONCENTRATIONS OF                     FORWARD AND REVERSE
                 REACTANTS AND PRODUCTS                     REACTION RATES
           A          Remain constant                            Equal
           B          Remain constant                          Not equal
           C              Equal                                  Equal
           D            Not equal                              Not equal                      (2)

1.5       The complete combustion of ethane is represented by the balanced equation
          below.
                         2C 2 H 6 (g) + 7O 2 (g) → 4CO 2 (g) + 6H 2 O(g)

          The maximum volume of gas that can be produced by the complete
          combustion of 100 cm3 of ethane is:

          A     200 cm3

          B     400 cm3

          C     500 cm3

          D     600 cm3                                                                       (2)

1.6       The reaction below reaches equilibrium in a closed container.

                                 N 2 (g) + 3H 2 (g) ⇌ 2NH 3 (g) + energy

          Consider the following statements regarding the equilibrium above:
          I:   When one N 2 molecule combines with three H 2 molecules, two
               NH 3 molecules decompose at the same time.
          II: An iron oxide catalyst increases the amount of ammonia produced in this
              reaction.
          III: When the temperature increases, the equilibrium constant (K c ) for this
               reaction will increase.

          Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT?

          A     I only

          B     I and II only

          C     I and III only

          D     I, II and III                                                                 (2)

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1.7       Which ONE of the following pairs represents the conjugate acid and the
          conjugate base of HPO 24− ?

                       CONJUGATE ACID                      CONJUGATE BASE
           A                      PO 34−                           H2PO −4
           B                     H2PO −4                           PO 34−
           C                     H2PO −4                          H 3 PO 4
           D                     H2PO 24−                          PO 24−                           (2)

1.8       A simplified diagram for the extraction of aluminium is shown below.

           CO2(g)

 Graphite electrode                                                          Electrolyte
                                                                             Molten aluminium

          Consider the following statements regarding the process above:

          I:   The electrolyte is a mixture of cryolite and aluminium oxide.

          II: O 2 (g) is produced at the anode.

          III: The half-reaction at the cathode is Aℓ3+(aq) + 3e- → Aℓ(s).

          Which of the above statements are CORRECT?

          A      I and II only

          B      II and III only

          C      I and III only

          D      I, II and III                                                                      (2)

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1.9       Which ONE of the half-cells below will result in the HIGHEST emf when it is
          used as a cathode, together with a zinc half-cell as anode, in a standard
          galvanic cell?

          A     Cu2+(aq) | Cu(s)

          B     Fe2+(aq) | Fe(s)

          C     Ag+(aq) | Ag(s)

          D     Sn2+(aq) | Sn(s)                                                             (2)

1.10      Which of the following processes are ALL involved in the preparation of
          ammonium sulphate?

           A         Ostwald process       Contact process      Haber process

           B     Fractional distillation
                                           Ostwald process      Contact process
                     of liquid air
           C     Fractional distillation
                                           Haber process        Contact process
                     of liquid air
           D     Fractional distillation
                                           Haber process       Ostwald process
                     of liquid air                                                           (2)
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QUESTION 2 (Start on a new page.)

2.1       Define the term functional group of organic compounds.                                    (2)

2.2       Write down the:

          2.2.1        Structural formula of the functional group of aldehydes                      (1)

          2.2.2        Name of the functional group of carboxylic acids                             (1)

2.3       The IUPAC name of an organic compound is 2,4-dimethylhexan-3-one.

          For this compound, write down the:

          2.3.1        Homologous series to which it belongs                                        (1)

          2.3.2        Structural formula                                                           (3)

2.4       Write down the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

          2.4.1                                     H
                                            H       C     H
                                  H

                             H    C    HH           C     H
                            H           H                  H        H

                       H    C     C       C         C       C       C   H

                            H           H           H       Br      H
                             H    C    H

                                  H                                                                 (3)

          2.4.2            H     H                      H

                       H   C     C    C         C       C       H

                           H                            H
                            H    C    H

                                 H                                                                  (2)
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QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page.)

The boiling points of some organic compounds are given in the table below.
Y represents an unknown boiling point.

                                                       BOILING POINT
                               COMPOUND
                                                            (°C)
                       A    Methanol                        64,7
                       B    Ethanol                         78,3
                       C    Propan-1-ol                     97,2
                       D    Butan-1-ol                     117,7
                       E    Butan-2-ol                      99,5
                       F    2-methylpropan-1-ol               Y
                       G    2-methylpropan-2-ol             82,5

3.1       For the compounds listed above, write down the:

          3.1.1         Structural formula of compound F                                            (3)

          3.1.2         LETTER that represents a POSITIONAL isomer of compound E                    (1)

          3.1.3         LETTER that represents a CHAIN isomer of compound E                         (1)

3.2       The boiling points increase from compound A to compound D.

          3.2.1         Give a reason for this increase in terms of the molecular structure.        (1)

          3.2.2         Name the intermolecular force in these compounds responsible for
                        this increase.                                                              (1)

3.3       Consider the boiling points given below.

                       85 °C                      108 °C                     122 °C

          3.3.1         From these boiling points, choose the boiling point represented by
                        Y in the table above.                                                       (1)

          3.3.2         Fully explain how you arrived at the answer to QUESTION 3.3.1.              (4)

3.4       Hydrogen bonding is responsible for the relatively high boiling points of
          compounds A to G in comparison with hydrocarbons of similar molecular size.

          Draw TWO structural formulae of compound A. Use a dotted line to show the
          hydrogen bonding between the two structural formulae.                                     (2)

3.5       Compound B reacts with propanoic acid in the presence of concentrated
          sulphuric acid.

          Write down the:

          3.5.1         Type of reaction that takes place                                           (1)

          3.5.2         Structural formula of the organic product formed                            (2)
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QUESTION 4 (Start on a new page.)

The flow diagram below shows how an alkene can be used to prepare other organic
compounds. The letters A to G represent different organic reactions.

                                      Compound Y

                       B             HCℓ          C                     G

                                     H            H
                                                              E
                           A                                                  An alcohol
      Propane                            C   C    C    H                    (major product)
                                                              H2O
                                     H       H    H

                                         D       HBr
                                                                    F

                                       Compound X
                                      (major product)

4.1       Write down the type of reaction represented by:

          4.1.1        A                                                                           (1)

          4.1.2        B                                                                           (1)

          4.1.3        E                                                                           (1)

4.2       Write down the IUPAC name of compound X.                                                 (2)

4.3       For reaction D, write down:

          4.3.1        The type of elimination reaction                                            (1)

          4.3.2        TWO reaction conditions                                                     (2)

4.4       Write down the:

          4.4.1        FORMULA of an inorganic reactant needed for reaction F                      (1)

          4.4.2        Balanced equation, using structural formulae, for reaction G                (4)
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QUESTION 5 (Start on a new page.)

The apparatus below is used to investigate one of the factors that affects the rate of
decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, H 2 O 2 . The balanced equation for the reaction is:

                               2H 2 O 2 (aq) → 2H 2 O(ℓ) + O 2 (g)

Two experiments are conducted. The reaction conditions are as follows:

Experiment I:        50 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide is allowed to decompose at 30 °C.

Experiment II:       50 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide decompose at 30 °C in the presence of
                     copper(II) oxide powder (CuO).

       Graduated syringe                                                 Graduated syringe

                                            Conical flask

                                             H2O2(aq)
                                                                                       CuO(s)

                       Experiment I                                  Experiment II

The results of the investigation are summarised in the table below.

                               Total volume of O 2          Time taken for complete
           Experiment
                                produced (dm3)               decomposition (min.)
                   I                   0,4                           12,3
                  II                   0,4                            5,8

5.1       For this investigation, write down the function of the:

          5.1.1         Graduated syringe                                                               (1)

          5.1.2         Copper(II) oxide                                                                (1)

5.2       How will you know when the reaction is completed?                                             (1)

5.3       Write down the independent variable for this investigation.                                   (1)

5.4       Use the collision theory to fully explain the difference in reaction rates of
          experiment I and experiment II.                                                               (3)

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5.5       The graphs below show changes in the potential energy during the
          decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in experiment I and experiment II.

                                                             A
                                                             B

                       Potential energy (kJ)
                                                H2O2

                                                                                H2O+ O2

                                                           Course of reaction

          5.5.1        Is energy ABSORBED or RELEASED during this reaction? Give a
                       reason for the answer.                                                                (2)

          5.5.2        Which ONE of the curves, A or B, represents experiment II?                            (1)

5.6       Calculate the rate, in mol∙dm-3∙min-1, at which 50 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide
          decomposes in experiment II. Assume that 1 mole of gas occupies a volume
          of 25 dm3 at 30 °C.                                                                                (6)
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QUESTION 6 (Start on a new page.)

6.1       Consider the balanced equation for a reversible reaction below.

                                                       N 2 (g) + O 2 (g) ⇌ 2NO(g)

          6.1.1        What is meant by the term reversible reaction?                                        (1)

          The sketch graph below shows the relationship between the value of the
          equilibrium constant (K c ) for this reaction and temperature.

                                               Kc

                                                       Temperature

          6.1.2        Is the reaction ENDOTHERMIC or EXOTHERMIC?                                            (1)

          6.1.3        Fully explain the answer to QUESTION 6.1.2.                                           (3)

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          How will EACH of the following changes affect the amount of NO(g) at
          equilibrium?
          Choose from INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME.
          6.1.4        More N 2 (g) is added.                                                           (1)
          6.1.5        The pressure is increased by decreasing the volume.                              (1)

6.2       Initially 336 g titanium (Ti) and 426 g chlorine gas (Cℓ 2 ) are mixed in a sealed
          2 dm3 container at a certain temperature. The reaction reaches equilibrium
          according to the following balanced equation:
                                     Ti(s) + 2Cℓ 2 (g) ⇌ TiCℓ 4 (s)
          At equilibrium it is found that 288 g titanium is left in the container.
          6.2.1        Calculate the equilibrium constant (K c ) for the reaction at this
                       temperature.                                                                     (8)
          6.2.2        More titanium is now added to the equilibrium mixture. How will this
                       change affect the yield of TiCℓ 4 (s)?

                       Choose from INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME.                            (1)
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QUESTION 7 (Start on a new page.)
7.1       Ethanoic acid (CH 3 COOH) is an acid that ionises incompletely in water
          according to the following balanced equation:
                       CH 3 COOH(aq) + H 2 O(ℓ) → CH 3 COO─(aq) + H 3 O+(aq)
          7.1.1        Write down the term used for the underlined phrase above.                        (1)
          7.1.2        An ethanoic acid solution has a pH of 4 at 25 °C. Calculate the
                       concentration of the hydronium ions, H 3 O+(aq) in the solution.                 (3)

7.2       A standard solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) is prepared in a 250 cm3
          volumetric flask. During a titration, 12,5 cm3 of this solution neutralises 25 cm3
          of a 0,16 mol∙dm-3 ethanoic acid solution.
          The balanced equation for the reaction is:
                       CH 3 COOH(aq) + KOH(aq) → CH 3 COOK(aq) + H 2 O(ℓ)
          7.2.1        Define a base according to the Arrhenius theory.                                 (2)
          7.2.2        Calculate the mass of potassium hydroxide used to prepare the
                       solution above in the 250 cm3 volumetric flask.                                  (7)
          7.2.3        Will the pH of the solution in the conical flask at the end point be
                       GREATER THAN 7, SMALLER THAN 7 or EQUAL TO 7?                                    (1)
          7.2.4        Explain the answer to QUESTION 7.2.3 with the aid of a balanced
                       chemical equation.                                                               (3)
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QUESTION 8 (Start on a new page.)

The electrochemical cell represented by the cell notation below is used to investigate
the relationship between the concentration of X2+(aq) and the emf of the cell. The
concentration of Zn2+(aq) and the temperature are kept at standard conditions.

                                        Zn(s) | Zn2+(aq) || X2+(aq) | X(s)

The graph below shows the results obtained.

                                           Graph of emf versus [X2+]

                                 1,11
                                 1,09

                       emf (V)
                                 1,08

                                 1,07

                                    0,1          0,2          0,6            1,0
                                                       2+           -3
                                                   [X ] (mol∙dm )

8.1       For this investigation, write down the:

          8.1.1           Dependent variable                                                          (1)

          8.1.2           Name of an instrument needed to measure the emf of the cell                 (1)

          8.1.3           Name of the component of the cell that ensures electrical neutrality        (1)

          8.1.4           Values of TWO standard conditions needed to ensure that the
                          standard emf is obtained                                                    (2)

8.2       Write down the conclusion that can be drawn from the results.                               (2)

8.3       Identify electrode X with the aid of a calculation.                                         (5)

8.4       Write down the overall (net) cell reaction that takes place when this cell is in
          operation.                                                                                  (3)
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QUESTION 9 (Start on a new page.)

The simplified diagram below represents a cell used to electroplate an iron medal with
a thin layer of gold.

                                           battery

                       P

                                                                          Medal
                                           AuCℓ3(aq)

9.1       Is this an ELECTROLYTIC or a GALVANIC cell?                                            (1)

9.2       Which electrode, P or the Medal, is the anode?                                         (1)

9.3       Write down the:

          9.3.1        Half-reaction that takes place at electrode P                             (2)

          9.3.2        Oxidation number of gold (Au) in the electrolyte                          (1)

          9.3.3        Energy change that takes place in this cell                               (1)

          9.3.4        Visible change that occurs on electrode P after the cell functions
                       for a while                                                               (1)

9.4       Besides improving appearance, state ONE other reason why the medal is
          electroplated.                                                                         (1)

9.5       State ONE of the two possible changes that should be made to the cell above
          to electroplate the medal with silver instead of gold.                                 (1)
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QUESTION 10 (Start on a new page.)

10.1      The letters A to F in the table below represent some fertilisers and raw
          materials used in the preparation of fertilisers.

                   A     Sulphur                     B       Air

                   C     Methane                     D       Potassium chloride

                   E     Ammonium sulphate           F       Ammonium nitrate

          Write down the:

          10.1.1        LETTERS representing TWO raw materials used in the preparation
                        of compound F                                                         (2)

          10.1.2        NAME or FORMULA of the acid needed to prepare compound F              (1)

          10.1.3        LETTER representing the solid raw material used in the contact
                        process                                                               (1)

          10.1.4        Balanced equation for the preparation of compound E                   (3)

          10.1.5        LETTER representing the raw material that supplies the primary
                        nutrient needed for development of flowers                            (1)

10.2      A 2 kg bag of fertiliser is labelled as follows:

                                              2 : 3 : 2 (22)

          Calculate the mass of the:

          10.2.1        Phosphorous in the bag                                                (3)

          10.2.2        Filler in the bag                                                     (3)
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                                                                                  TOTAL:      150

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                              DATA FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES GRADE 12
                                      PAPER 2 (CHEMISTRY)

                       GEGEWENS VIR FISIESE WETENSKAPPE GRAAD 12
                                  VRAESTEL 2 (CHEMIE)

TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS/TABEL 1: FISIESE KONSTANTES

       NAME/NAAM                                 SYMBOL/SIMBOOL                          VALUE/WAARDE
Standard pressure
                                                               pθ                           1,013 x 105 Pa
Standaarddruk
Molar gas volume at STP
                                                               Vm                           22,4 dm3∙mol-1
Molêre gasvolume by STD
Standard temperature
                                                               Tθ                                273 K
Standaardtemperatuur
Charge on electron
                                                                e                            -1,6 x 10-19 C
Lading op elektron
Avogadro's constant
                                                               NA                         6,02 x 1023 mol-1
Avogadro-konstante

TABLE 2: FORMULAE/TABEL 2: FORMULES

       m                                                          N
  n=                                                         n=
       M                                                          NA
       n                         m                                V
  c=       or/of            c=                               n=
       V                         MV                               Vm
  c a v a na
         =                                                  pH = -log[H 3 O+]
  c b v b nb

  K w = [H 3 O+][OH-] = 1 x 10-14 at/by 298 K

  Eθcell = Eθcathode − Eθanode / E θsel = E katode
                                            θ
                                                   − E θanode

  or/of
  E θcell = E reduction
              θ
                        − E θoxidation / E θsel = E reduksie
                                                    θ
                                                             − E θoksidasie

  or/of
  E θcell = E oxidising
              θ                   θ
                        agent − E reducing agent / E sel = E oksideermiddel − E reduseermiddel
                                                     θ       θ                  θ

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                                                                    TABLE 3: THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS
                                                                   TABEL 3: DIE PERIODIEKE TABEL VAN ELEMENTE
       1           2           3           4           5           6           7           8           9           10          11           12       13          14         15           16          17         18
      (I)         (II)                                                                                                                              (III)       (IV)        (V)         (VI)        (VII)      (VIII)
                                                                                   Atomic number
        1                                        KEY/SLEUTEL                         Atoomgetal                                                                                                                   2
2,1    H                                                                                                                                                                                                        He
        1                                                                                  29                                                                                                                    4
        3           4                             Electronegativity                                        Symbol                                        5           6           7           8           9       10
                                                                                     1,9   Cu
1,0    Li   1,5    Be                            Elektronegatiwiteit
                                                                                           63,5
                                                                                                           Simbool                                2,0    B    2,5    C    3,0    N    3,5   O     4,0    F      Ne
        7           9                                                                                                                                   11          12          14          16          19       20
       11           12                                                                                                                                  13          14          15          16          17       18
0,9   Na    1,2   Mg                                           Approximate relative atomic mass                                                   1,5   Aℓ    1,8   Si    2,1    P    2,5    S    3,0   Cℓ       Ar
       23           24                                         Benaderde relatiewe atoommassa                                                           27          28          31          32          35,5     40
       19           20         21          22          23          24          25          26          27          28          29           30          31          32          33          34           35      36
0,8    K    1,0    Ca    1,3   Sc    1,5   Ti    1,6    V    1,6   Cr    1,5   Mn    1,8   Fe    1,8   Co    1,8   Ni    1,9   Cu     1,6   Zn    1,6   Ga    1,8   Ge    2,0   As    2,4   Se    2,8   Br       Kr
       39           40         45          48          51          52          55          56          59          59          63,5         65          70          73          75          79          80       84
       37           38         39          40          41          42          43          44          45          46           47          48          49          50          51          52          53       54
0,8   Rb    1,0    Sr    1,2   Y     1,4   Zr          Nb    1,8   Mo    1,9   Tc    2,2   Ru    2,2   Rh    2,2   Pd    1,9   Ag     1,7   Cd    1,7   In    1,8   Sn    1,9   Sb    2,1   Te    2,5    I       Xe
       86           88         89          91          92          96                      101         103         106         108          112         115         119         122         128         127      131
       55           56         57          72          73          74          75          76          77          78          79            80          81          82          83          84          85       86
0,7   Cs    0,9    Ba          La    1,6   Hf          Ta          W           Re          Os           Ir         Pt          Au           Hg    1,8   Tℓ    1,8   Pb    1,9   Bi    2,0   Po    2,5   At      Rn
      133          137         139         179         181         184         186         190         192         195         197          201         204         207         209
       87           88         89
0,7    Fr   0,9    Ra          Ac                      58          59      60              61          62          63          64           65          66          67          68          69          70      71
                   226
                                                   Ce          Pr          Nd         Pm          Sm           Eu          Gd           Tb          Dy          Ho          Er          Tm          Yb         Lu
                                                   140         141         144                     150         152         157          159         163         165         167         169         173        175
                                                       90          91      92              93          94          95          96           97          98          99      100         101         102        103
                                                   Th          Pa              U       Np          Pu         Am          Cm            Bk          Cf          Es          Fm          Md          No          Lr
                                                   232                     238

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                                                                                                                  SCE
                                                                            TABLE 4A: STANDARD REDUCTION POTENTIALS
                                                                            TABEL 4A: STANDAARD-REDUKSIEPOTENSIALE
                                                                                                                                                θ
                                                                                  Half-reactions/Halfreaksies                                   E (V)
                                                                                                            −              −
                                                                                         F 2 (g) + 2e             ⇌   2F                        + 2,87
                                                                                                 3+         −                  2+
                                                                                           Co            +e       ⇌   Co                        + 1,81
                                                                                                 +
                                                                                  H 2 O 2 + 2H +2e−               ⇌   2H 2 O                    +1,77
                                                                                    −     +                                    2+
                                                                                MnO 4 + 8H + 5e−                  ⇌   Mn             + 4H 2 O   + 1,51
                                                                                                              −                −
                                                                                        Cℓ 2 (g) + 2e             ⇌   2Cℓ                       + 1,36
                                                                                     2−     +                                   3+
                                                                              Cr 2 O 7 + 14H + 6e−                ⇌   2Cr            + 7H 2 O   + 1,33
                                                                                                +           −
                                                                                 O 2 (g) + 4H + 4e                ⇌   2H 2 O                    + 1,23
                                                                                                +             −                2+
                                                                                 MnO 2 + 4H + 2e                  ⇌   Mn             + 2H 2 O   + 1,23
                                                                                           2+
                                                                                         Pt + 2e−                 ⇌   Pt                        + 1,20
                                                                                         Br 2 (ℓ) + 2e−           ⇌   2Br−                      + 1,07
                                                                                    −           +             −
                                                                                 NO 3   + 4H + 3e                 ⇌   NO(g) + 2H 2 O            + 0,96

                                                                                                                                                         Increasing reducing ability/Toenemende reduserende vermoë
                                                                                                2+            −
                                                                                          Hg         + 2e         ⇌   Hg(ℓ)                     + 0,85
                                                                                                     +
                                                                                            Ag + e−               ⇌   Ag                        + 0,80

              Increasing oxidising ability/Toenemende oksiderende vermoë
                                                                                     −               +      −
                                                                                  NO 3    + 2H + e                ⇌   NO 2 (g) + H 2 O          + 0,80
                                                                                                 3+           −            2+
                                                                                            Fe           +e       ⇌   Fe                        + 0,77
                                                                                                +           −
                                                                                 O 2 (g) + 2H + 2e                ⇌   H2O2                      + 0,68
                                                                                                            −              −
                                                                                              I 2 + 2e            ⇌   2I                        + 0,54
                                                                                                     +
                                                                                            Cu + e−               ⇌   Cu                        + 0,52
                                                                                  SO 2 + 4H + 4e
                                                                                                +             −
                                                                                                                  ⇌   S + 2H 2 O                + 0,45
                                                                                  2H 2 O + O 2 + 4e−              ⇌   4OH−                      + 0,40
                                                                                                2+            −
                                                                                          Cu         + 2e         ⇌   Cu                        + 0,34
                                                                                    2−    +
                                                                                 SO 4 + 4H + 2e−                  ⇌   SO 2 (g) + 2H 2 O         + 0,17
                                                                                                 2+         −                  +
                                                                                           Cu            +e       ⇌   Cu                        + 0,16
                                                                                                4+                             2+
                                                                                          Sn         + 2e−        ⇌   Sn                        + 0,15
                                                                                                +             −
                                                                                     S + 2H + 2e                  ⇌   H 2 S(g)                  + 0,14
                                                                                                +
                                                                                           2H + 2e−               ⇌   H 2 (g)                    0,00
                                                                                                3+          −
                                                                                          Fe         + 3e         ⇌   Fe                        − 0,06
                                                                                                2+
                                                                                          Pb         + 2e−        ⇌   Pb                        − 0,13
                                                                                                2+            −
                                                                                          Sn         + 2e         ⇌   Sn                        − 0,14
                                                                                                2+
                                                                                           Ni        + 2e−        ⇌   Ni                        − 0,27
                                                                                                2+
                                                                                          Co         + 2e−        ⇌   Co                        − 0,28
                                                                                                2+            −
                                                                                          Cd         + 2e         ⇌   Cd                        − 0,40
                                                                                                 3+                        2+
                                                                                            Cr           + e−     ⇌   Cr                        − 0,41
                                                                                                2+          −
                                                                                          Fe         + 2e         ⇌   Fe                        − 0,44
                                                                                               3+
                                                                                          Cr         + 3e−        ⇌   Cr                        − 0,74
                                                                                                2+          −
                                                                                          Zn         + 2e         ⇌   Zn                        − 0,76
                                                                                        2H 2 O + 2e−              ⇌   H 2 (g) + 2OH−            − 0,83
                                                                                               2+           −
                                                                                          Cr         + 2e         ⇌   Cr                        − 0,91
                                                                                              2+
                                                                                         Mn          + 2e−        ⇌   Mn                        − 1,18
                                                                                               3+           −
                                                                                           Aℓ        + 3e         ⇌   Aℓ                        − 1,66
                                                                                              2+
                                                                                         Mg          + 2e−        ⇌   Mg                        − 2,36
                                                                                                     +
                                                                                            Na + e−               ⇌   Na                        − 2,71
                                                                                                2+            −
                                                                                          Ca         + 2e         ⇌   Ca                        − 2,87
                                                                                                2+
                                                                                           Sr + 2e−               ⇌   Sr                        − 2,89
                                                                                                2+            −
                                                                                          Ba         + 2e         ⇌   Ba                        − 2,90
                                                                                                     +        -
                                                                                             Cs + e               ⇌   Cs                        - 2,92
                                                                                                     +      −
                                                                                                K +e              ⇌   K                         − 2,93
                                                                                                     +
                                                                                                Li + e−           ⇌   Li                        − 3,05
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